Trunk



J. BERG TRUNK Feb. 1'5, y1927.

Patented Feb. 15, 1927.

JOSEPH nii-RG; or ,LQNGHISLAND CITY, f mawr YORK;

TRUNK.

Application'A filed October: 16,-:1923f11Se1ia1-Nof 668,862'.

This inventioirrelates towardrobe trunks and ygarment hangers therefor,though it? y1s noted that the invention is not limited to either-Wardrobe trunks ora` hangers'and insome respects not to-trunks.

One object ofI the invention is to provide a trunk`of-this-kindWitlrimprovedmeans vfor. holding the Ahan gers .inf place.

yAnotheroloject ot the .invent-ionis toprovide improved vmeansforholding thetray in place.

Other objectsof the .invention are to improve generally the simplicityand`- efficiency of. such devices andV to provide `devices ofythis'ikind Which are durable, economical- -to manufacture andioperateandnvhich will not get out of order.

Still other objects of thefinventionl will appear as the descriptionproceeds;v andwhile herein details oi the invention are described, theinven'tionffis-.not-jlimiteolL to these since manyvand variouschangesmay be made Without departing from the scope ot the invention asclaimed.

`The inventivefeatures for the acc01nplishment ol these andotherobjectslare.shown herein in connection with an improved trunk which,briefly stated, comprises -a trunk body provided With a\ seatiiplateonthe 'floor of the trunk body provided with retaining holes and anupper plate onthe top Wall oi the trunk provided with elongatedopenings.

`The garment' hangers `are each -formed with afshank havingV a piniadapted to en'- gage in sa1d holes ofthe seat plate. A

latch onthe upper` part of eachVl hanger; is

lockable in any one oi said:elongatedtopenings. A tray disposed in thetrunk in 'front ot the hangers is lprovided .with suitable means to holdthetray fin place.

In i ythey accompanying drawing, showing by-way of? example, one4of--manyrpossible embodiments ot the invention,

fFig.;1 is a i'ragmental'perspective/view showing the trunk open-withtrayand hang ers therein;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation shovving -a hanger `with a` garment thereon;

vFig. 3 is anedge elevation `oit' the hanger seated-,an the plates;

Fig.;4- isa bottom `plan showmgy the'upper plate;

Fig. 5`-1s atop plan showingthe 4seat plate;

`F 1g. 6 isla vertical sectional/view, vpartlythe front of the trunkhinged at the side,

edge thereof andprovided with hasps 13. Asheetvmetalv seat plate wismountedon the floorof the trunk body and provided With a raisedintrasmarginal part 16 (Fig. 5) having side guide ribs 17 and amid lineseries ofretaining holes larranged in a line perpendicular to the backWall of the trunk. An npperiretaining plate v mounted on the top Wall 21of the trunk is provided with adown' pressedmiddlepart 22 (Fig. 4) andside guide ribs 23 and a series ot'elongated openings 24- disposedbetweensaid ribs. y

A plurality of garment hangers 25 (Fig. 2) ydisposed between said plates15 and 20 are-eaclriiornnsdiwith a downwardly extending shank 26adaptedfto rest on said seat plate 15 between said ribs 17. The curvedgarment supporting upperledge member'28 hasa itl-shaped cut-out 29 andis upwardly curved to for-m a large transverse opening 301 beneath saidupper edge; above a horizontal carrying portion 31. Thelower end or'said shank 26H01? some of the hangers is provided With transverse'retaining arms 32A tener 34 carried on the member v28 and a strap '34carried `on the portion 81.

A sheet; metal bracket 35 secured on and embracing thef lower ends ofsaid shanks is provided with adownivardly pointed pin 36engageableiinanyone of saidvholes 16.

A .housing plate ,38 having frontandrear members' 39 (Fig-Q6) f mountedon the front and rearitaces` offthe hanger in part eneloses `saidcut-out-29 Vto form a suitable latch space ffor a `latch fra-me 4:0provided with a transverse attaching member 41 and an upwardlyprojecting tongue 42 passing through a slot 43 in the upper yoke part 44and engageable in any one of said elongated openings 24. A pin 45passing through `the upper part ot the housing members 39 has securedthereto a spring 47 tensioned bctween said pin and the attaching member4l, yieldably holds said tongue in the opeuing 24 and permits the tongueto be lowered and retracted from the opening 24 when the lowermanipulating part 48 ot the vtrame is depressed by hand. A hanger hook5t) pivoted on an outer end ot said pin 45 may be depressed when thehanger is in the trunk and be raised when the hanger is not in the trunkto hang the garment on a wall hook or the like.

A retaining rail mounted on the floor ot the trunk near and parallel tothe trent edge thereot is engaged by a cleat 56 carried by a tray 57disposable in the front et the trunk over said rail and against garmentson the hangers and helps hold the garments trom disafrrangemeut. Saidtray has partitions 59 and a pair oi lids GO provided with snapfasteners (il. Said cleat 56 engages behind said rail, holds the lowerpart ot the tray in place and act-s as a Jr'ulcrum when the upper partis being moved into place against the garments. A strap (i3 secured onthe inner vtace ot the top wall ot the trunk is provided with a.lastener socket 64 at the end receiving a snap fastener knob (S5 mountedon one ot the tray lids to hold the tray in place.

The operation of the trunk and hangers is simple and obvious from theforegoing. Coats and the like are hung upon the edge 2S; skirts, uponthe horizontal portion 31, and one piece garments, as shown in Fig. 2.The hangers with the garments thereon are placed in the back ot thetrunk with the pin 36 in one ot the holes 18 depending upon the bulk otthe garment; and then the latch is depressed and the upper part o't thehanger is moved back to a corresponding position and the tongue 42allowed to engage in one of the openings 24.

The lower part ot' the tray is neXt inserted, with the cleat 56 behindthe rail 55, and then the upper part of the tray is moved back andsecured with the fastener 64. 65. The trunk is then closed in theordinary way.

I claim as my invention:

l. In combination, a trunk body; a sheet metal seat plate mounted on theHoor ot the trunk body and provided with a raised intra-marginal parthaving side guide ribs and a mid line series ot retaining holes arrangedin a line perpendicular to the back wall ot the trunk; garment hangerseach formed with a downwardly extending shanr: a latch on the upper partof the hanger lockable in the upper part of the trunk; and sheet metalbrackets secured on and embracing the lower ends ot' said Shanks andprovided with downwardly pointed pins engageable in any one ot' saidholes.

2. In combination, a trunk body; an upper retaining plate moul'lt'ed onthe top wall ot the trunk and provided with a down pressed middle partand side guide ribs and a series ot eloi'lgated openings disposed in andtrai'isvere to a line arranged between said ribs perpendicular to theback wall ot the trunk body; a hanger supported at the bottom; and alatch on the upper part ot the hanger engageable in said openings.

ln con'il'iination, a trunk body; garment hangers cach termed with apart adapted to hold in the lower part o' the truuk; housing plates eachhaving trout and rear members mounted on the trout and rear ot thehangers; the yoke part ot the plate having a latch slot; and a,yieldably raised latch provided with a. tongue passing through said slotand lockable with the upper part ot the trunk.

4.111 combination, a trunk body; garment hangers each tormed with ashank adapted to lock in the bottom ot the trunk and provided with aU-shaped cut-out in the top edge; housing plates each having trout andrear members mounted ou the front and rear taces ot the hangers and inpart enclosing said cut-out to 'form a latch space; the upper yoke partot each housing plate having an elongated slot; a latch frame in saidlatch space and provided with a manipulating part, a transverseattaching member and au upwardly projecting tongue passing through saidslot and lockable in the top part ot the trunk; a pin passing throughthe upper part of the housing plates; a spring tensioned between saidpin and attaching member for yieldably holding said tongue in theopening and permitting the tongue to be lowered when the manipulatingpart of the trame is depressed by hand.

In combination with a trunk, attaching means in the upper part ot thetrunk body, attaching means in the lower part of the trunk body, hangershaving garment supporting portions and stems depending from the garmentsupporting portions, means for releasably securing the stems at one oftheir endsv to the attaching means at the lower part of the trunk body,means for releasably securing the hangers to the attaching means in theupper part ot the trunk body, and means tor supporting parts ot thegarments which are dependent when the garments are supported by saidgarment supporting por tions, the last mentioned means being arranged onsaid stems between said garment supporting portions and the ends of thestems which are secured to the attaching means in the lower part ot' thetrunk body.

6. In combination with a trunk body, attaching means in the upper partof the trunk body, attaching means in the lower part of the trunk body,hangers having garment supporting port-ions and stems depending rom thegarment supporting portions, means for releasably securing the stems atone of their ends to the attaching means in the lower part ot the trunkbody, means for releasably securing the hangers to the attaching meansin the upper part ot' the trunk body, and means for supporting parts ofthe garments which are olependent when the garments are supported bysaid garments supporting portions, the last mentioned means consistingor' oppositely disposed arms arranged on said stems transversely thereofbetween said garment supporting portions andthe ends of the stems whichare secured to the attaching means in the lower part of the trunk body.

7. In combination with a trunk body having attaching means in its upperpart, hangers having a garment supporting portions consisting of amember provided with a cut-out and a second member connected to thefirst member and providing space betwcen the members tor hanginggarments on the second member in said space, and retractably andeXtensibly movable means supported in said cut-out and engageable withsaid attaching means.

S. In combination with a trunk body, attaching means in the upper partot the trunk body, attaching means in the lower part ot the trunk body,hangers having curved gar'- ment supporting portions provided with arecess midway ot' the curvature thereof and having straight garmentsupporting portions connecting` the ends ot said curved portionsprovided with dependent stems, means at one end oi the stems cooperatingwith the attaching means in the lower part oi the trunk body 't'orrelcasably securing said stems to the lower part oi' the trunk hotly,and` means disposed in said recess and cooperating with the attachingmeans in the upper part ot the trunk body for releasably securing thecurved portions of the hangers to the upper part of the trunk body.

9. In combination with a trunk body, attaching means in the upper partof the trunk body, attaching mea-ns in the lower part of the trunk body,hangers having curved garment supporting portions provided with a recessmidway of the curvature thereof and having straight garment supportingportions hingedly connected to the ends of said curved portions providedwith dependent stems integral with said straight portions, means at oneend of the stems cooperating with the attaching means in the lowerpartot the trunk body for releasably securing said stems to the lowerpart of the trunk body, and means disposed in said recess andcooperating with the attaching means in the upper part of the trunk bodyfor releasably securing the curved portions of the hangers to the upperpart of the trunk body.

l0. In combination with a trunk body, attaching means in the upper partot the trunk body', hangers having curved garment supporting portionsprovided with a recess midway ot' the curvature thereof and havingstraight garment supporting portions hingedly connected to the ends of:said curved portions provided with dependent stems integral with saidstraight portions, means at one end of the stems cooperating with theattaching means in the lower part ot the trunk body for releasablysecuring said stems to the lower part of the trunk body, and meansincluding a spring pressed tongue and a manipulating member disposed insaid recess and cooperating with the attaching means in the upper partof the trunk body 'for releasably securing the curved portions ot thehangers to the upper part ot the trunk body.

Signed at Thompson Ave. and Manley St., in the county of Queens andState of New York, this 10th day of October A. D. 1923.

JOSEPH BERG.

